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Gosh I hope Willow is in the works, and coming soon!

You did it! You found a reason for me to be excited about Howard the Duck!

Yes, it's actually been years since I listened to the OST. The concert suite is what I reach for, much like with CMIYC vs. Escapades.

On a scale of 1 to the Phantom Menace, how good is the fart joke?

So, I've returned from the concert in NY last night. The venue did not permit recording during the performance, so that explains the absence of clips, but I have a provided a photo I took during the intermission The negatives: -Due to my job requiring me to stay longer than anticipated (even though I made it clear that I had a prior engagement), I arrived late and missed the first three cues performed live. In the dark during a break in the music, an usher directed me to my seat, only for me to realize (after trampling over a few older patrons in the process) that she led me to the wrong seat in the far right of the concert hall. So I had to resign myself to viewing the film from a skewed angle before the intermission -The audience laughed a little too much at the film's more subtle moments of humor, and even during moments that didn't warrant such reaction, such as the mashed potatoes scene right before Roy's breakdown. They also clapped at the start of the end credits, which was a BIG turnoff -For the first part of the evening, I felt that the volume of the film was louder than the music, although conversely, I was able to hear lines of dialogue that were previously muddled The positives: -After the intermission, the volume was lowered to a point where it worked beautifully in tandem with the music -As a result, I discovered instruments that were previously unheard in the mix, such as organ during part of "The Returnees" -Sitting in the center is awesome! As for general observations, I can confirm that there was a low-key cue heard during the scene with the air traffic controllers, similar in orchestration to the beginning of "Trucking". After the concert, I asked a technician if he could identify the name of that cue, since it wasn't released on album, and he informed me that it was simply labeled "Air Traffic Control" on the cue list for the players, while admitting that their written score was conformed to the edits made for the film, so who knows what the original slate is called. The first 1:57 of "Advance Scout Greeting" has an orchestral overdub that was not performed by the orchestra, but was heard in the film mix. Lastly, the end credits were a weird hybrid of "Contact" plus the ending of Williams' original cue Overall, despite a regrettably bad start, it was a wonderful evening. If the concert returns to the Tri-State area within the next 2-3 years, I'll consider attending again, this time with better planning

Well he is a very private man.

It's pretty cool huh? Totally in there on purpose - no way you chance upon the droid theme (as backing) during a droid rebellion moment...

http://www.kritzerland.com/kingfox.htm http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/39094/ http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/39094/ https://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M11934/henry-king-at-fox/

I reject the notion that The Book Thief, The BFG, and The Post are "middling" in any way. Shame on you!

Ohhh my god. Come on, let's go, let's go...

Wait, they made an awesome Star Trek movie? Why wasn't I informed about this, who's in charge?

Lincoln. Just wasn't in the mood for it. I'll try agin one day.

Mauceri is absolutely one of the most cultured man I ever spoke with and he's incredibly knowledgeable about many things. He also has a wonderful attitude explaining and sharing his knowledge, no wonder he taught at Yale for many years. He just did another long wonderful interview with Alec Baldwin about classical music (but they also talk a little bit about film music, with a lovely anecdote about Miklos Rozsa), it's really a must-watch/listen whenever you have 90 minutes of spare time: I hoped someone would bring that up and I'm glad you did. Actually I was about to say something about that during the interview, but then I understood why Mauceri said that, put in the context of his overall thought about the music of the first Star Wars. He was making a point about how much JW drew from the temp-track blueprint he had to deal with and how much aware he was about referencing the classical and film music past as per Lucas's request. The music acted as part of the huge homage/tribute to the 1940 Flash Gordon serial and the kind of music Lucas was seeking for his own space epic. Referencing Korngold, Waxman, Stravinsky and Holst was very much a conscious decision. Of course, as Mauceri noted, Williams was able to distance himself from that starting point and be more and more himself as he went by in the following episodes.

I feel that the BFG score is a very creative one and a masterclass in writing for woodwinds.

I can't think of anyone current or from the past that has delivered action music quite like JW, although there are occasionally some similarities to Goldsmith such as The Lost World and Escape From Naboo.

Improved sound quality for those first two are pretty welcome too!

The description of how improved Prince of Foxes is from the old release to the new one is pretty exceptional Plus Mr Kimmel added on FSM: https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=136618&forumID=1&archive=0 Plus, Mike M chimed in on FSM to add: https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=136672&forumID=1&archive=0

It's one of my favorite Horner's too!

Howard the Duck is a score that I hold very close to my heart. I'll pick this one up for sure.

Just rewatched those two films, and, I really do like those scores, though boy oh boy can you hear the temp tracks they’re based on! Well, never mind. I would buy an expanded release. It wouldn’t even need three discs between the two films, I wouldn’t think.

Music is a mixed bag, half sultry, Noir like moody jazz think The Specialist and has a Bond like adventure tone. The score has a nice triumphant theme that could have been Barrys version of Indiana Jones. It's a great Barry score. WILLOW or THE LAND BEFORE TIME.

Yes I think this is the first time a Lucasfilm project has been expanded by one of the film music specialty labels. Bodes well for Willow! I'm sure Star Wars and even Indiana Jones are going to be a whole other kettle of fish... although maybe Intrada could be allowed to tackle The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, or Peter Bernstein's two Ewok scores? Yavar

Eckhart....

This!

Thanks for posting, a very informative and enjoyable listen. I loved Mauceri back when he was at the bowl and will look for his book.

It would be great, but he's 90 years old and, as I said, he lives a very private life far from Hollywood. You have to respect the need for privacy and even anonimity, especially from elderly people.

Yeah M saying "fucked up" made me go "OH NO THEY DIDNT!!!" They even said "fuck" in Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: KOTM. I couldn't believe it.

Ivanhoe by Miklos Rozsa Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams Hubris by John Powell The Book Thief Karol

Newman!

I think Giacchino and Powell did commendable jobs; they both used Williams' material respectfully and with their own style. Rogue One isn't without it's handful of gems that Giacchino managed to work into the score - the imperial motif from ANH, the Battle of Hoth AT-AT references etc. Powell's score is more enjoyable, though, if only because it feels like it's made whole by Williams being a part of it. Not to forget that the tone and subject of both films are different, with Solo being more adventurous and upbeat to Rogue One's dour nature.

My kids loved the BFG, and kids their age are the intended audience anyway. The farting scene elicited extreme laughter--partly, I think, because it is a joke that is actually earned, which is rare in most kid/Pixar-type movies these days.

Fantastic film; my 11th place in 2016 (out of 162). He hasn't done a single bad movie as director so far.

Empire of the Sun (1987) Brilliant WWII drama displaying such powerful themes and clever devices, ushering in the first waves of Spielberg's "mature" films, from a directorial standpoint. The loss of innocence motif is hit so very finely, aided by a young Christian Bale, whose performance is admirably good for his age at the time. There are oodles of little Spielbergisms that I simply can't get enough of, many of which revel in deep symbolism and striking imagery. I was particualrily fond of a scene when Jamie returns to his home after being separated from his parents in the crowd. When he goes into his parents bedroom and finds the powder all over the floor, hand and foot prints tell a story of their own. Jamie opens the window and the wind blows away the memory manifest in the prints in the powder, as if to suggest some sort of escape from nightmarish circumstances, a breath of air to one who is suffocating, so to speak. Williams' score is something of a dark horse- it is probably one of the most underrated in his filmography. Simply put, a darn fine film on so many, many levels! **** out of ****

Or the Big Sleazy Giant

Especially in his recording, because the same holds true for Janowitz's voice in general.

Mel Gibson is great, both as actor and director.

Well, I suppose I have.... inadvertently succumbed to 4K Ultra HD Blu Rays. My mother in law wanted to get me some items from my Amazon Wish List for my birthday, but somehow - I have no clue now - instead of looking at my normal wishlist, she found this secondary wishlist I had set up where I was just storing all the 4Ks I'd like to eventually get if someday I even bought a 4K player. Well, as a result, she got me Close Encounters and Saving Private Ryan 4K Blu Rays for my birthday. I suppose I should get a player now?

Back in stock https://lalalandrecords.com/superman-the-movie-40th-anniv-remastered-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

007 is better than Star Wars.

What do Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Book Thief have in common? Yes, you guessed correctly! All three feature at the beginning of each movie an establishing shot, where a steam locomotive is driving through the countryside (or simply nature) and JW's music is heard prominently. There might be other examples, but these came immediately to mind for me. These are such a beautiful openings! Sets the mood perfectly.... And PS, although this isn't the opening shot.

I've been making my way through TNG again - some episodes I never saw the first time so it's always a treat! I would say though, that there is a certain tone and feeling that the series continues to hold that for whatever reason (Generations aside) the films just couldn't capture in the same way - and perhaps that's just an inherent characteristic of television over film? Or at least for Star Trek, that television as a medium is more accommodating for the stories that are being told?

ALOT more time, work, and focus goes in to editing the film than scoring the film. Please watch this. So JJ is micro-tweaking and JW is a passenger to some degree. First first version of the score is going to be solid but when a film loses a few seconds in a scene, the score editor can cut the score but a great composer would prefer to change the score to fit the new scene and I think that is what happens with JJ and JW. Since digital editing has pushed the ease of editing to the last second, you have less reliance on story boarding because just overshoot and edit it down. This is much more common today than it was when you had to physically edit film by cutting tape like in the 1970's and 80's.

It didn't take long at all to compose the NBC News theme. He just listened to The Blue Max and had his theme already composed.

Alright, rant time. I have never and will never do this. I have no right to talk trash about a film I have not seen. Too often is the line "I couldn't get through five minutes of it" used as an excuse to lend credence to saying that a film is bad. Bullshit. You can't say it's bad if you haven't seen the whole damn thing. It's one thing if the film is clearly not your thing and you can tell from the beginning, but that doesn't make it bad. *rant over* All that being said, there are several movies I wish I did turn off/walk out of after 5 minutes, but I had no idea how bad they would be: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Theatrical and Ultimate Edition) - This one is probably still the worst big budget movie I've ever seen. Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist The Circle The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Geostorm Death Note (Netflix Version) Lost River Just a few, but I have actually seen them all the way through. Just wish I had not. Lol.

I don't think I'd ever turn a movie off before it's over.

I'd go for George Miller, too. Tidbit:

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The one major downfall of all these popular 'film in concert' events, is that you get more fucking inconsiderate arseholes called 'the general public,' who just love the sound of their own uneducated voices as they talk for 90% of the film and leave the second it says 'directed by...' so they can go and be inconsiderate elsewhere. Because we all know they're not there for the music. You know they're idiots when they spend a lot of money to see a film they could see for free at home. Sorry for my mini-rant, but I hate people.